The Black Dahlia
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- Synopsis
- Director Brian De Palma returns to the helm for the first time since 2002's Femme Fatale with this stylish screen adaptation of James Ellroy's novel detailing one of the most notorious unsolved murders in Hollywood history....
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- Starring
- Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner
- Director(s)
- Brian De Palma
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min.
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The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites
Hartnett and co-star Scarlett Johansson--that most fatale of current filmic femmes--are naturals for this kind of noir-hued material, but the pairing of Ellroy and De Palma proves a marriage made in hardboiled heaven.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites
The second half feels heavy and unfulfilled, potential greatness reduced to a good movie plagued with problems.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
The film is more than a little in love with the corruption it finds under the floorboards -- and that, of course, is perfectly dandy. I wouldn't trust a film noir that wasn't enthralled by decadence.Read the full review
